GRE Word List

AMALGAM

a mixture of different elements

The meaning of the word amalgam is a mixture of different elements.

Random words

WordMeaning
arcadea long arched building or gallery
hotheada hotheaded person
jocosegiven to joking : merry
exemplarydeserving imitation : commendable
preposterouscontrary to nature, reason, or common sense : absurd
insubordinationdisobedient to authority
hovelan open shed or shelter
plebeiana member of the Roman plebs
missivea written communication : letter
damnto condemn to a punishment or fate